Prospective, Multicenter Study of Thrombectomy in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: The X‐Tract AMI Registry
YOUNG JJ, COX DA, STUCKEY T, BABB J, TURCO M, LANSKY AJ, MEHRAN R, STONE GW. Prospective, Multicenter Study of Thrombectomy in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: The X‐Tract AMI Registry. Journal Of Interventional Cardiology 2007, 20: 44-50. PMID: 17300402, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2007.00223.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryCanadaCardiac CatheterizationCoronary ThrombosisCoronary VesselsFemaleGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesRegistriesSaphenous VeinSeverity of Illness IndexStentsThrombectomyTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsSaphenous vein graftsAcute myocardial infarctionNative coronary arteriesPrimary angioplastyCoronary arteryAMI registryMulticenter studyMyocardial infarctionGlycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitorsMyocardial blush grade 3IIb/IIIa inhibitorsDiseased saphenous vein graftsTIMI 0/1 flowMajor cardiovascular eventsTIMI 3 flowMajority of patientsEpicardial blood flowBare metal stentsCardiovascular eventsThrombectomy systemDistal embolizationMulticenter experienceThromboembolic complicationsVein graftsMyocardial blush